Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Having discovered
the fun of #Steam Punk and #Pyrography plus working on the unusual “canvas” of
a Wooden Shoe from #Holland here is my latest piece of art.

I just completed
my latest Pyrography work on a larger wooden shoe - in Steam Punk Style,
looking inside and outside. The left side of the shoe is Steam Punk and the right
side the garden side (outside). Nope you likely don't get it but Steam Punkers
likely will.

The
delight I find in the Steam Punk style is the “what if” of the design. What if – there was no electricity? What if
you looked inside a wooden shoe? What if
it was powered by Steam instead of Electricity and Electronics – the way that
everything else is now? What if there
was a world that was not like ours and it was old but new with new ideas?

Steam
Punk is fun and pensive at the same time. It is the impossible mixed with
possibilities if your imagination is young enough to see what is there.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

In my
last post I introduced you to “Rebecca Love Spoon”. It is my latest completed carving project.

Why
is the name “Rebecca Love Spoon”? Well
Rebecca is the young lady that helped design it for her own wedding. It is to be given out at their wedding this
summer.

Today
I met Rebecca for the first time, although we have known each other since last
August – via the internet – email etc.
It was kind of like a “blind date” today at Tim Horton’s in
Peterborough.

Today
I met Rebecca and her mom – and delivered the 150 Celtic Love Spoons. And I dare say that the Customer is very
happy!!!

How
did this all take place?

Well
it is kind of a longer story than I will type here, in that Rebecca and her mom
shared with me the story behind the story that I shared last time.

Rebecca
went searching for the possibilities of a carver to make some Love Spoons for
her wedding coming up in June 2015. Most
of the folk that she found were in Britain.
It was then that she discovered Misty
Hollow Carving (http://www.murraylincoln.com/)
and contact was made with me. I was very fortunate to be the Canadian that could
produce a Canadian product for Rebecca.

As I
thought much about Rebecca and her order for her Love Spoons I realized that
Rebecca is a young lady with much faith… and on my part – faith was demonstrated
as well.

Rebecca
reached out to someone she had never met and asked for something that had never
seen done before. All done via
email! She made a deposit with her order
and then waited and waited and waited some more.

On my
part as the artist and carver I carved and carved and carved some more not knowing
if I would ever get finished… and in the end would she even like the finished
product when she saw them.

This
afternoon at about 12:45 PM we met at Tim Hortons. I am sure she was holding
her breath as I was too. Both of us had the
same question… would they be good enough to pay out real money – or was this to
be a big disaster? Yikes!

Now Rebecca
never said any of that, but in my mind I certainly had a concern.

The
end result was very successful. And I am
delighted to say the least.

So if
anyone out there would like to purchase a great wedding gift – the “Rebecca
Spoon” is now part of Misty Hollow product line. I would love to carve some or even one for
you.

The
Cost of Rebecca Spoon is only $20.00 (unless you want more – then we can talk
about it… J
)

Thanks
a million Rebecca – for having faith in an old wood carver… and for becoming my
new friend. Blessings on you and Cody! June 15th will be a wonderful day –
the best yet!!!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

This
Carved Celtic style Love Spoon is named the “Rebecca Love Spoon”. It is my latest completed carving project.

Why
is the name “Rebecca Love Spoon”? Well
Rebecca is the young lady that helped design it for her own wedding. It is to be given out at their wedding this
summer.

There
is no other pattern just like this one. So
it is the “Rebecca Love Spoon” – from this time on.

I am
continuing to carve more “Rebecca Love Spoon” that other people are now looking
at for their Wedding Gifts and Anniversary Gift giving. Other woodcarvers are
also asking for the pattern for this simple little love spoon.

Way
to go Rebecca.

But
what does 150 “Rebecca Love Spoons” look like?

At the
Peterborough Square today and outside the Homeology store I did a rather dramatic
art installment. The photos will
demonstrate what 150 Spoons look like on the Marble Flooring near where we
carve each week.

Finally
– thank you to Rebecca for letting Misty Hollow Carving and Murray Lincoln be
part of your special day coming up.

(Incidentally
– the meaning behind the symbol of the spoon… The two hearts are joined
together with double cord below them. The Heart shaped spoon (the bowl part)
signifies that they promise to look after each other forever.)

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Murray launched Misty Hollow carving in 2008 after retiring as a Minister. Now besides working at his Misty Hollow Carving Shop he is also involved in a number of volunteer roles in the community. Contact Murray at murray.lincoln@gmail.com